What Can We Expect From Klépierre SA's (EPA:LI) Earnings In Next 12 Months?

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After Klépierre SA's (EPA:LI) recent earnings announcement in December 2018, analyst consensus outlook appear pessimistic, with earnings expected to decline by -0.7% in the upcoming year against the past 5-year average growth rate of 28%. Presently, with latest-twelve-month earnings at €839m, we should see this fall to €833m by 2020. I will provide a brief commentary around the figures and analyst expectations in the near term. Investors wanting to learn more about other aspects of the company should research its fundamentals here.

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What can we expect from Klépierre in the longer term?

Over the next three years, it seems the consensus view of the 10 analysts covering LI is skewed towards the negative sentiment. Given that it becomes hard to forecast far into the future, broker analysts tend to project ahead roughly three years. To get an idea of the overall earnings growth trend for LI, I’ve plotted out each year’s earnings expectations and inserted a line of best fit to determine an annual rate of growth from the slope of this line.

This results in an annual growth rate of -9.5% based on the most recent earnings level of €839m to the final forecast of €658m by 2022. This leads to an EPS of €2.7 in the final year of projections relative to the current EPS of €2.8. The main reason for LI’s earnings contraction is revenue declining at an average annual rate of -0.3%. Furthermore, the current 61% margin is expected to contract to 50% by the end of 2022.

Next Steps:

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1. Financial Health: Does it have a healthy balance sheet? Take a look at our free balance sheet analysis with six simple checks on key factors like leverage and risk.
2. Valuation: What is Klépierre worth today? Is the stock undervalued, even when its growth outlook is factored into its intrinsic value? The intrinsic value infographic in our free research report helps visualize whether Klépierre is currently mispriced by the market.
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